Saturday, April 8, 2017

PERSPECTIVE

Gregg just posted this on his social media accounts entitled Perspective. He enjoys looking at maps as do I, and shared this with me. I liked it and decided to share today.

The outline of Texas transposed onto a map of Europe. I have always know that Texas is a big state, having taken two days to drive across it years ago. The breadth of Texas is about a thousand miles give or take. I am also adding two maps of it below.

Interesting facts about Texas. I found the found the following information here. 1. Texas is popularly known as The Lone Star State.2. The Alamo is located in San Antonio. It is where Texas defenders fell to Mexican General Santa Anna and where the phrase "Remember the Alamo" originated.3. The lightning whelk is the official state shell.4. Texas is the only state to have the flags of 6 different nations fly over it. They are Spain, France, Mexico, Republic of Texas, Confederate States and the United States.5. Although six flags have flown over Texas, there have been eight changes of government. Spanish 1519-1685, French 1685-1690, Spanish 1690-1821, Mexican 1821-1836, Republic of Texas 1836-1845, United States 1845-1861, Confederate States 1861-1865, United States 1865-present.6. The King Ranch in Texas is bigger than the state of Rhode Island.7. During the period of July 24 to 26th, 1979, the Tropical Storm Claudette brought 45 inches of rain to an area near Alvin, Texas, contributing to more than $600 million in damages. Claudette produced the Unites States 24 hour rainfall record of 43 inches.8. More wool comes from the state of Texas than any other state in the United States.

9. Edwards Plateau in west central Texas is the top sheep growing area in the country.10. Texas is the only state to enter the United States by treaty instead of territorial annexation.11. The state was an independent nation from 1836 to 1845.

You will also be able to read other interesting facts by clicking on the link above.

And I take something else, from that first illustration... When Europeans, or anyone, start quoting things like... "Compare the number of guns in the US, with the number in England or Spain, etc." Or "compare some other statistic, between the US and Italy, for instance..." I say... Wait!!!!

Look at the difference in size! And thus, the difference in number of people! Between the United States Of America and those teeny, tiny countries! Thus, their statistics mean nothing.

It sure is a big state except when comparing it to our states, we only have seven in a country as big as yours. I remember being surprised when I found out that Texas had snow, that it had high mountains and that it had beaches. I always thought it was all desert.

Doesn't it just? Always surprises me too, especially when I first came over here 41 years ago and it still takes me by surprise now that we are heading west, just how much land there is here, and I love seeing it.

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